Surely the private sector, including the wealthy owners of the Excel Centre and other venues, should accept that (like the public sector) they have an ethical responsibility to refuse their premises to extremists? Why did they and the Metropolitan Police not carry out due diligence before apparently becoming involved in the so-called ‘Global Peace and Unity Festival’ [GPU]? I commend the police fo. [...] Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE KC The Global Peace and Unity Festival – 3 Summary This weekend (the 19th – 20th October 2024), the Excel Centre in London will host the Global Peace and Unity Festival (GPU), an event that will platform a substantial number of extremists, misogynists, antisemites and supporters of the 7/10 attack on Israel. [...] Screengrabs showing the GPU website before and after the logos of the Metropolitan Police and Association of Muslim Police were removed 4 – The Global Peace and Unity Festival Any Ministerial participation at GPU is also incompatible with the Government’s duty to promote community cohesion. [...] One of the most egregious recent examples of these issues related to the Chair of the London Muslim Communities Forum (LMCF) – described by the Metropolitan Police when it was created in March 2012 as a “new strategic advisory body for the MPS [Metropolitan Police Service] to help build better relations with London’s Muslim communities, and to improve how we engage and consult with them”.51 The Ch. [...] 55 His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, An inspection into activism and impartiality in policing, 10th September 2024, link 56 College of Policing (2015), Independent Advisory Groups: Considerations and advice for the police service on the recruitment, role and value of IAGs, link The Global Peace and Unity Festival – 11 .
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Table of Contents
- A home for extremists endorsed by officialdom 1
- About the Authors 2
- Foreword 3
- Summary 4
- To whom will GPU give a platform this month 6
- Mahathir Mohamad 6
- Abdurraheem Green 6
- Ismail Patel 7
- Ali Hammuda 7
- Fatima Barkatulla 8
- Abdullah Hakim Quick 8
- Shakeel Begg v BBC 8
- Ilan Pappe 8
- Paul Williams 8
- Maulana Tariq Jamil 8
- Jahangir Mohammed 8
- Entertainers include 9
- Abdul Fattah Owainat 9
- Exhibitors include 9
- IERA 9
- Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation 9
- IIDR Islamic Institute for Development and Research 10
- The Policy Questions 11
- The Metropolitan Polices Staff Networks 12
- The activities of some networks can have a negative effect on trust and confidence 14
- It was like taking on a beast. They present like they are independent of the police and they are paid officers. They tread the line very closely. 14
- Conclusion 15
- Recommendations 15
- The Metropolitan Police including any staff networks should publish full 15
- The Metropolitan Police should publish a policy relating to which community 15
- The Metropolitan Police should publish their new charter relating to 15
- The Metropolitan Police should bring all of their staff networks under a 15
- There should be full public transparency of how staff networks operate. This 15
